Robert II of Burgundy 1 2
- Born: 1248
- Marriage: Agnès of France in 1279
- Died: 21 Mar 1306, Vernon-sur-Seine aged 58
General Notes:
Robert was the third son of duke Hugh IV and Yolande of Dreux.
Robert ended the practice of giving away parts of the Burgundian estate to younger sons and as dowries to the daughters. From then on, the whole duchy, however already diminished by earlier dowries, passed unfragmented to the eldest son.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Duke of Burgundy, 1272.
• He was a King of Thessalonica.
Robert married Agnès of France, daughter of Louis IX of France Capet and Marguerite of Provence Berenger, in 1279. (Agnès of France was born in 1260 and died on 19 Dec 1327 in Chateau de Lantenay.)
Marriage Notes:
They had the following children:
Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1282–1315)
Blanche (1288–1348), married Edward of Savoy
Marguerite (1290-killed, 1310), married king Louis X of France
Joan (Jeanne) (ca.1290–1317), married count of Maine and Valois, king Philip VI of France
Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (1295–1350)
Louis, king of Thessalonica (1297–1316), married Matilda of Hainaut
Robert, count of Tonnerre (1302–1334), married Joanna, heiress of Tonnerre 2
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